I love special variation smartphones , but they ’re quite hard to get right . Somedon’t make all that much sense , while others arewonderfully over - the - top yet really nichecollaborations .
gratefully , Poco ’s Iron Man Edition of its new X7 Pro has absolutely pass with flying colors the formula . Announced atCES 2025 , I had the chance to see it in person — and it ’s grand .
A fantastic Iron Man-themed design
Poco could have gone mad with the design , but it has hold back ( slightly ) and created something optic - catching but nottooridiculous . It all center around a “ relief ” ( a plan technique where a monotonous range is likely 3D ) of Iron Man ’s famous helmet on the back of the phone , which is so effective you instantly run your fingerbreadth across it , expecting to feel it rear above the phone ’s otherwise flat rear panel . The design of Iron Man ’s Arc Reactor smother the helmet alleviation , and an Avengers logotype sits at the bottom of the phone .
The photos do n’t do the colors or excogitation justice , as it ’s even more vibrant in person , and I love the combination of finish from matte to glossy , plus the deliberate utilisation of gold accents . There ’s a case admit in the special presentation box — both are covered in sport nods to the Iron Man character — which crucially does n’t traverse up the fantastic detail on the back of the phone , yet will still allow for important corner trade protection in the event of a fall . It ’s great to see an IP68 dust and body of water resistivity rating for the X7 Pro , too .
On the Clarence Day the Poco X7 Pro – Iron Man Edition was announced , I take it to see what someone immerse in the public of comics and collectibles thought of it . Kate Miwk , owner ofMiwk book , not only thought the phone would be a extremely lever collectible but also said she would “ utterly habituate it , ” even after a few moments scrolling through the menus and hold out the Iron Man conception . It ’s okay for me , a technical school diarist , to say it ’s cool , but it ’s even better when someone who works in the comic and payable world agrees . It shows that Poco has made something special here .
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MediaTek power and more tech
Poco get the Iron Man Edition ’s design right , but what about the engineering science ? The Poco X7 Pro has aMediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultraprocessor , a potato chip announce at the end of December 2024 , making it one of the very first phones to use it . It ’s equipped with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage outer space and power by a powerful 6,000mAh battery with Poco ’s HyperCharge fast charging to take it from zero to 100 % in around 42 moment .
On the front is a 6.67 - column inch AMOLED blind with a 120Hz refresh rate and Corning Gorilla Glass 7i over the top , which point Android 15 and Xiaomi ’s HyperOS port . The software has been given an Iron Man - themed makeover , too , with customs duty wallpaper and specially design icons . It ’s a distinctive Poco looking at , as itspopular gambling phonesalways have a busy , colorful , and extremely conventionalized face to Android .
There are two cameras on the back : a 50 - megapixel Sony IMX882 with optical image stabilization ( OIS ) , along with an 8MP wide - angle television camera . On the front is a 20MP selfie television camera . Other X7 Pro features admit an in - video display fingerprint sensor , double speakers , Bluetooth 5.4 , 5 yard connectivity , and face unlock .
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What about the Poco X7?
The Poco X7 range is carve up into three different fashion model — the special X7 Pro – Iron Man Edition seen here , the normal X7 Pro , and a Poco X7 . If you do n’t prefer the Iron Man Edition , the Poco X7 Pro come in sinister , light-green , or yellow with a bootleg stripe . Plus , there ’s the option to buy a edition with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of warehousing infinite .
If you choose the Poco X7 there are some characteristic differences between it and the X7 Pro to consider . It has a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra processor plus a 5,110mAh battery and 45W wired fast charging , and although the screenland is the same size of it , it ’s curved at the side and uses Gorilla Glass Victus 2 for protection . Otherwise , it has the same main camera , selfie camera , IP68 rating , and software program .
The Poco X7 ’s intention is perceptibly unlike and not just because of the curved screen , as the Poco logotype has an unusual embossed design , and there ’s a vegan leather rearward panel option too . The phone comes in silver grey , green , or inglorious with yellowed high spot . The Poco X7 starts at $ 249 and the Poco X7 Pro at $ 299 , with the top 12GB/512 GB version priced at $ 369 . The desirable Poco X7 Pro – Iron Man Edition costs $ 399 . Poco does not sell its phones in the U.S. , and has confirm that sadly , the Iron Man Edition will not be available in the U.K. while we bear other models to be sold there .
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One to buy?
I have n’t spent enough time with the Poco X7 Pro to to the full measure it yet , but it ’s empty the processor constitute Poco ’s in use software liquid and riotous to respond , and the screen is suitably colourful and promising . However , I am so impressed with the Iron Man Edition ’s design because it ’s not altogether insane and instead rather well - approximate and sensibly execute .
Will it be the first in a orbit of Marvel - themed Poco phones where we will one day be able-bodied to build our own Avengers squad using just especial version models ? Whatever happens , the Iron Man Edition is a great kickoff and one of the most worthy special variant smartphones I ’ve seen in a while .
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